diff --git a/mercurial/commands.py b/mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py
@@ -3255,10 +3255,9 @@
         end = '\0'
     else:
         end = '\n'
-    rev = scmutil.revsingle(repo, opts.get('rev'), None).node()
+    ctx = scmutil.revsingle(repo, opts.get('rev'), None)
 
     ret = 1
-    ctx = repo[rev]
     m = scmutil.match(ctx, pats, opts, default='relglob',
                       badfn=lambda x, y: False)